Entering a new chapter after the death of Prince Nikolaus Esterházy, Haydn's forward-looking late symphonies exude all the hallmarks of the composer's protean maturity. Received...continue...
Recording information: Barbican, London (05/06/2010); Barbican, London (05/09/2010); Barbican, London (05/26/2011); Barbican, London (06/02/2011); Barbican, London (10/02/2011); Barbican, London (10/0...continue...

Haydn's Symphonies Nos. 98 and 103 come from his set of 12 "London" symphonies, written at the height of his mastery and celebrity. With these...continue...
Recording information: Martin-Luther-Haus, Dossenheim (2013-09-05_2013-09-06&2013-)....continue...

The enormous success of Haydn's last Quartets has few equals in late 18th-century chamber music. It is from these last collections of works that the...continue...
Recording information: Genoa, Italy (06/2012)....continue...

The two Haydn concertos recorded here are pillars of the cello repertoire, and unquestionably the two most accomplished works in their genre from the Viennese...continue...
Recording information: Teldex Studio Berlin (03/2003)....continue...

The six String Quartets Op.33, though known as the 'Russian Quartets' in reference to their dedicatee the Grand Duke of Russia and future Tsar Paul...continue...
Recording information: Teldex Studio Berlin (05/2009/07/2008)....continue...

Mozart called him "Papa Haydn". And it is true that the influence of Joseph Haydn on Mozart's music was strong, as is true also of...continue...
Recording information: Sion (Switzerland) Studio Tobor Varga (06/2007)....continue...

In 1949 Charles Munch was appointed director of the Boston Symphony Orchestra, a post that brought him to the pinnacle of his international career. He...continue...
Run Time: 375 min.Region: 0Picture Format: NTSC, 4:3, B&W and Color
...continue...

The Seasons, a late work of Haydn's and the last oratorio he wrote, is a musical manifesto addressed to nature and the country folk, breaking...continue...
Run Time: 175 min.Region: AllPicture Format: Blu-Ray, 16:9, ColorSound Format(s): PCM Stereo, DTS HD Master Audio 5.1Subtitles: English, German, Fren...continue...

The Seasons, a late work of Haydn's and the last oratorio he wrote, is a musical manifesto addressed to nature and the country folk, breaking...continue...
Run Time: 175 min.Region: 0Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, ColorSound Format(s): PCM Stereo, Subtitles: English, German, French
...continue...

Famed for his clarity of line and purity of tone, Gottlieb Wallisch moves from Mozart to his contemporary Haydn for his fourth recording with Linn....continue...
Recording information: Historischer Reitstadel zu Neumarkt in der Oberpfalz, G (09/10/2013-09/11/2013)....continue...

Released to celebrate the group's 50th anniversary, this disc of Haydn's Seven Last Words of Christ is part of a series of ten CDs from...continue...
Recording information: Tibor Varga Foundation Studios, Sion, Switzerland (03/1995)....continue...

Inspired by Handel, Haydn felt the need to compose oratorios. Following "The Creation" came "The Seasons", the idea for which came to him from Baron...continue...
Recording information: Congress & Messe Innsbruck, Saal Innsbruck (04/10/2013-04/13/2013)....continue...

The annual concerts held by the Concilium musicum Vienna in the ceremonial hall of the Austrian Academy of Sciences represent an early climax in Vienna's...continue...
Recording information: Festsaal der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaft (10/29/2013-10/30/2013)....continue...

The sound of the carillon began to be imitated in works that took inspiration from fairy tales and legends, automatons, literary themes, or magical/surreal atmospheres....continue...
Recording information: Auditorio della Radio Svizzera, Lugano (08/18/2007/01/07/2009)....continue...

Dorothee Mields is one of the leading female vocalists in the field of the music of the 17th - 18th centuries and is especially loved...continue...
Recording information: Sendesaal Bremen (02/18/2013-02/21/2013)....continue...

This new CD features a mélange of 34 pieces from all over the world, resulting in a colorful collection that certainly doesn't pretend to be...continue...
Recording information: De Duff, Amsterdam, The Netherlands (11/30/2010-12/04/2010)....continue...

Hansjörg Schellenberger has demonstrated his work as a musician on more than fifty CDs with all the major recording firms. Moreover, ten years ago he...continue...
Recording information: Katholische Pfarrkirche Aschau im Chiemgau, Bayern (04/06/2012)....continue...

The arrangements of Scottish 'national melodies' (nearly 400 in all) are among the little-known gems of Haydn's last years. Already an acknowledged master of the...continue...
Recording information: Reitstadel, Neumarkt, Oberlpfalz, Germany (03/2012)....continue...

The piano sonatas of Haydn need no introduction. Russian pianist Daria Gloukhova is one of today's most exciting pianists. She infuses these works with an...continue...
Recording information: 2st Studio of the State House of Radio Broadcasting and (11/2012)....continue...

The first complete 5.1 set of all 68 Haydn quartets, called 'Auryn's Haydn' and produced by TACET, continues with this release of Haydn's op. 76....continue...
Recording information: Ev. Kirche Honrath (2009)....continue...

This "walking tour" of the dance rhythms of the passacaglia through its 200-year history includes the world premiere recording of the Widmann's "Passacaglia."...continue...
Recording information: Kammermusikstudio, SWR Stuttgart (10/2012)....continue...

On this release by the Edinburgh Quartet, noted specialists in contemporary repertoire, the group delves into chamber music's glorious past. Here, two of the repertoire's...continue...
Recording information: Broughton St Mary's Parish Church, Edinburgh (06/19/2013-06/21/2013)....continue...

Two rarely heard piano concerti, recorded in concert with Franz Vorraber as soloist. The Haydn concerto was rediscovered in 1803, after being considered lost for...continue...
Recording information: UNESCO World Heritage Maulbronn Monastery....continue...

Blu-ray on TACET means: use like a simple CD player. Enjoy either stereo or 5.1 as desired; switch over with a simple button push. The...continue...
Recording information: Ev. Kirche Honrath (2010)....continue...

Well known as wonderful entertainers, the London Quartet Cantabile here share some more serious and hauntingly beautiful songs. A program inspired by themes of love...continue...
Recording information: The Music Room, Champs Hill, West Sussex, UK (2011-11-02_2011-11-03&2011-)....continue...

Haydn wrote many keyboard sonatas for both 'connoisseurs' and 'amateurs' throughout his career. Alternating bread-and-butter work and rich terrains of experimentation, they bear the mark...continue...
Recording information: Paris, IRCAM, Salle Modulable (08/2001)....continue...